Need some easy finger food ideas.

[Madham]

I am having 12 - 15 people over tomorrow night for drinks and nibbles. I dont have alot of time to prepare anything, so i am just after some quick and easy ideas on what to serve, also i dont want to spend half the night in kitchen either. I was thinking of doing a cheese & dip platter of some sort and maybe making some sausage rolls and mini quiches.

[MrsFabuloso]

Maybe some marinated mini chicken drumsticks, vege sticks and dips, sandwiches......here's some recipes:

Pinwheels (very festive in appearance)

8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 ounces can diced green chiles, well drained
4 ounces can chopped black olives, well drained
5 flour tortillas (10-inch)

Mix the filling ingredients together thoroughly. Spread evenly over the tortillas. Roll up tortillas.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for several hours. Unwrap and cut into slices to serve with salsa, if desired.

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Mini-Quiches

Ingredients:
8 oz Cottage cheese-small curd
1/4 c Sour cream
4 oz Shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1/2 c Bisquick (I used RecipEase)
1/4 c Melted butter
3 Eggs
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients with
Electric mixer. Grease mini-muffin tins or use Teflon ones.
Fill 3/4 full. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until brown.
Hints: Add onion, bacon, mushrooms,etc. May be frozen.
Reheat at 300 degrees or microwave for 3 minutes on high.
Note: These are great! Be sure to add cooked bacon and
Some diced onion. This recipe only makes about
1 1/2 Dozen. You can double, quad bump this recipe by X10 and you're covered, get help though

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avocado dip.

2 ripe avocados
1/3 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons lime juice
1/2 cup diced tomato
1 tablespoon finely chopped mild green chili pepper
2 tablespoons snipped cilantro
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Peel and pit avocados. In a medium bowl mash avocado pulp with a fork. Add rest of ingredients and stir until well combined. Cover surface of dip with plastic wrap and chill until serving time.

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HTH

[AJC]

Asparagus spears.....
i) wrap them in thinly sliced proscuitto (from top to bottom vv)
ii) then wrap them in puff pastry (sliced and then wrap it around from top to bottom vv)
iii) bake in oven until pastry golden
iv) serve ( I serve them with chilli sauce)

[Madham]

Thanks girls

[Kazbah]

Have a look on the Herald Sun website, they had quick appetisers in a special section yesterday.

[AliBaby]

I always makea spinnach and ricotta cob bread dip If I am having ppl over for drinks but not dinner.
Its filling as well.

You just need
-Cob bread (and hollow it out)
-an extra bread stick (to chop up for more bits for dipping)
-Frozen spinnach-
-Tub of riccotta cheese
-tub of sour cream
-french onion soup mix
-frozen spinach

There are heaps of variations if you search it ont he internet but this always popular.

have fun with your friends